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Construction weekly highlights—5 June 2025

Published on: 05 June 2025

Table of contents

  • Building safety
  • Supreme Court affirms developer’s right to bring negligence, DPA 1972 and contribution claims for repair costs against structural engineer (URS v BDW)
  • Damages under the Defective Premises Act 1972—what’s recoverable? (Wilson v HB(SWA))
  • MHCLG publishes first progress report on Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations
  • MHCLG clarifies position on roof gardens as storeys
  • Procurement in construction
  • Welsh Government publishes Procurement Act 2023 guidance framework
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Article summary

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a Supreme Court decision affirming developer’s rights to bring negligence, Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA 1972), and contribution claims for repair costs against a structural engineer (URS v BDW), clarification from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) that roof gardens shall not be considered a storey when assessing if a building is higher-risk, as well as MHCLG’s first progress report on the implementation of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, and publication of the Welsh Procurement Act 2023 guidance framework.

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